Alameda Research

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

Business  ·  18 August 2021

A16z, BlockTower, Alameda Back $12.5M Round for TrustToken

BlockTower Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Alameda Research led the round by purchasing TRU, TrueFi’s native token.

Markets  ·  4 August 2021
DeFi

DeFi Project Impossible Finance Raises $7M in Seed Round

IF will use the funding to develop its DeFi offerings and to build a multi-chain ecosystem.

News  ·  4 June 2021
FTX

Tom Brady to Speak at Consensus 2021

The seven-time Super Bowl Champion, NFT platform co-founder and new bearer of bitcoin laser eyes joins FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried on May 27.

People  ·  26 May 2021
FTX

Solana Bucked Bitcoin Sell-Off; Upstart Blockchain Challenges Ethereum on Speed, Fees

Solana's SOL tokens have jumped 17-fold in price this year, for a market capitalization over $8 billion.

Markets  ·  20 April 2021
FTX

$80M Deal Gone Wrong: Alameda Research, Reef Finance Spar Over Unloaded Tokens

A scuttled deal between Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research and DeFi upstart Reef Finance offers an inside look at the wild world of OTC trading.

Business  ·  16 March 2021
DeFi

Alameda Research Pumps $20M Into Cross-Chain DeFi Platform Reef Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried's investment shop has bought $20 million in REEF tokens, with an eye to purchasing more.

Business  ·  12 March 2021
DeFi

Alameda Leads $40M Round in ‘DeFi Prime Brokerage,’ Plans Maps.me Integration

The firm’s earlier investment in a travel app starts making sense.

Business  ·  24 February 2021
FTX

Interoperability Project Ren ‘Joining’ Alameda Research

Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research has established ties with RenVM to bring more DeFi assets to the Solana blockchain.

Markets  ·  2 February 2021
DeFi

Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Funding Round Led by Alameda Research

The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me, enabling decentralized finance (DeFi) features for 140 million users.

News  ·  18 January 2021
Tether

Tether Mints Record 2B USDT in One Week

The previous record of 1.5 billion USDT was set the week before last.

Markets  ·  11 January 2021
BitGo

Wrapped Bitcoin ‘Burns’ Increase as Traders Rotate Capital Out of Cooling DeFi

WBTC burns picked up in November, continuing into December.

Markets  ·  3 December 2020
Oracles

Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi

Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.

Business  ·  4 November 2020
FTX

Alameda Research Invests $3M in 3Commas Crypto Trading Platform

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research has invested $3 million in trading platform 3Commas.

Business  ·  3 November 2020